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The United Auto Workers Strike Is the Latest GOP Culture War Talking Point

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated
As much of the world pivots at an unprecedented speed toward cleaner energy, the strike has become a new front line in the 2024 presidential race as Republicans target electric vehicles.

By Kristoffer Tigue

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike Friday, bringing the number of employees who walked off the job to demand higher wages and better benefits from Detroit’s Big Three carmakers to 25,000. Republicans vying for the White House next year are using the moment as an opportunity to rail against President Joe Biden’s climate policies.

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